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EU ‘regrets’ Russian veto of UN MH17 resolution (AFP)
Jul30

EU ‘regrets’ Russian veto of UN MH17 resolution (AFP)

Brussels (AFP) – The EU said Thursday it regretted as a “setback” a Russian veto of a UN resolution for a tribunal to prosecute those responsible for downing Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine last year. …read more Source: The West...

Russia opens trial against Ukrainian aviator (AFP)
Jul30

Russia opens trial against Ukrainian aviator (AFP)

Donetsk (Russia) (AFP) – Jailed Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko went on trial in Russia Thursday in a politically charged case that could send ties between Moscow and Kiev to a new low. …read more Source: The West...

EU ‘very much regrets’ Russian veto of UN MH17 resolution (AFP)
Jul30

EU ‘very much regrets’ Russian veto of UN MH17 resolution (AFP)

Brussels (AFP) – The EU said Thursday it regretted as a “setback” a Russian veto of a UN resolution for a tribunal to prosecute those responsible for downing Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine last year. …read more Source: The West...

Russia opens trial of jailed Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko (AFP)
Jul30

Russia opens trial of jailed Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko (AFP)

DONETSK (Russia) (AFP) – Russia on Thursday opened the high-profile trial of jailed Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko, a hugely controversial case that could send ties between Moscow and Kiev to a new low. …read more Source: The West...

Russia opens trial of jailed Ukrainian pilot Savchenko: court (AFP)
Jul30

Russia opens trial of jailed Ukrainian pilot Savchenko: court (AFP)

DONETSK (Russia) (AFP) – Russia on Thursday opened the high-profile trial of jailed Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko, a hugely controversial case that could send ties between Moscow and Kiev to a new low. …read more Source: The West...

Australia PM slams ‘outrageous’ Russian MH17 veto (AFP)
Jul30

Australia PM slams ‘outrageous’ Russian MH17 veto (AFP)

Sydney (AFP) – Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said Thursday Russia’s “outrageous” veto of a UN resolution to establish a special tribunal to try those who shot down flight MH17 over Ukraine reinforced concerns Moscow was protecting the perpetrators. …read more Source: The West...

Ukraine vows justice despite Russia’s veto of MH17 tribunal (AFP)
Jul30

Ukraine vows justice despite Russia’s veto of MH17 tribunal (AFP)

Kiev (AFP) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko vowed Wednesday to push for justice despite Russia’s veto of a UN resolution that would have set up a tribunal to try those responsible for shooting down passenger flight MH17 over the former Soviet state. …read more Source: The West...

Russia puts Ukraine aviator in the dock (AFP)
Jul30

Russia puts Ukraine aviator in the dock (AFP)

Moscow (AFP) – Russia on Thursday opens the high-profile trial of Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko in a politically charged case that could send ties between Moscow and Kiev to a new low. …read more Source: The West...

Ukraine claims capture of another Russian soldier (AFP)
Jul29

Ukraine claims capture of another Russian soldier (AFP)

Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine’s security service on Wednesday announced the capture of a Russian army major who was allegedly delivering explosives to pro-Kremlin rebels in the former Soviet state’s separatist east. …read more Source: The West...

Russia vetoes proposal for UN backed tribunal over MH17
Jul29

Russia vetoes proposal for UN backed tribunal over MH17

Russia vetoes a proposal for a UN-backed tribunal to prosecute the downing of Malaysia airlines flight MH17 in Ukraine. …read more Source: ABC...